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Today, Muncie Power Products and Tulsa Officials broke ground on Muncie’s new facility at the Peoria-Mohawk Business Park. Located at Peoria and 36th Street North, the Peoria-Mohawk Business Park is comprised of 120+acres of land that represents a cornerstone of planned redevelopment efforts in North Tulsa.
Muncie’s new facility is th...
“While it’s certainly disappointing Tulsa was not selected as the new home for Tesla, we congratulate our fellow-finalist Austin. We thank Elon Musk and all of the Tesla leadership for their consideration of Tulsa, and we are optimistic we might still have the chance to partner with them in th...
New $11 million development expected to serve as retail anchor for Tiger Hill area of Broken Arrow
Jul 11 2020BROKEN ARROW — Expectations for one of the city’s newest developments is as lofty as the ridge on which it sits.
The roughly $11 million Tiger Hill Plaza is expected to open in the first quarter of 2021 at about 80% capacity, an early sign of its retail health, one o...
New $11 million development expected to serve as retail anchor for Tiger Hill area of Broken Arrow
Jul 11 2020BROKEN ARROW — Expectations for one of the city’s newest developments is as lofty as the ridge on which it sits.
The roughly $11 million Tiger Hill Plaza is expected to open in the first quarter of 2021 at about 80% capacity, an early sign of its retail health, one o...
Amazon announced last week it has begun hiring for more than 1,500 full-time positions at the company's Tulsa fulfillment center. The $130 million, 600,000-square-foot facility is expected to open in early August and will have an annual payroll of almost $50 million.
"Amazon's investment in Tulsa is a testament to our region'...
The city of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority will be awarded a $6.1 million grant for upgrades at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa.
“The Tulsa Port’s endeavor to develop its newly acquired 2,000-plus acres of land in Inola, Oklahoma, into a world-class port and industrial location will be greatly enhanced by thi...
No reason to believe Austin has advantage over Tulsa in attracting Tesla, Oklahoma commerce secretary says
Jun 18 2020OKLAHOMA CITY — Secretary of Commerce and Workforce Development Sean Kouplen said he has no reason to believe Austin, Texas, has an advantage over Tulsa in attracting a Tesla plant.
The Associated Press recently reported that Tulsa and Austin are in the running for a new Tesla Cybertruck electric pickup factory
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Just south of the under-construction Davenport Lofts sits the condominium complex’s experience center.
And what a cosmopolitan experience it is.
“All the tiles are from Italy, and the floors are from Sweden,” Davenport Lofts co-owner Lori Schram said of the facility’s showplace. “All the cabinetry is from Poland. The doors are fro...
The George Kaiser Family Foundation is investing $50 million toward making the city of Tulsa a technology hub.
Revealed Wednesday, the commitment coincides with the release of a GKFF-backed Tulsa Innovation Labs (TIL) report that identifies the city’s five most promising tech clusters: virtual health, energy tech, drones, cyber and analytics.
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MidAmerica Industrial Park recently received a $100,000 Google Community Grant through the MidAmerica STEM Alliance to assist areas school districts with their COVID-19 rapid response.
MAIP works closely with Mayes County school districts year-round as a partner on STEM education efforts. Together with Google, whose Oklahoma data center is located i...
Law firm GableGotwals has signed a lease to occupy 42,511 square feet in the new Vast Bank building.
GableGotwals, currently in the ONEOK building, will bring 120 daytime employees to floors two and three of its new address at 110 N. Elgin Ave.
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(Oklahoma City) – The Oklahoma Main Street Center announced the addition of two new programs – both in Tulsa, Okla. The Historic Greenwood District and East Tulsa now join with 30 other programs throughout the state, raising the total of urban programs to five and three associate programs.
The Main Street Progra...
Governor Kevin Stitt today joined the Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Commerce) in announcing the first 24 companies that have signed contracts as participants in the Oklahoma Manufacturing Reboot Program. Launched on April 10, the program was created to address the negative effects COVID-19 has had on Oklahoma businesses, specifically manufacturers.
“Oklahom...
TULSA, OK--The Tulsa Regional Chamber and Tulsa’s Future t recently launched a redesigned economic development website to further strengthen its online presence, create a primary tool for business attractions efforts, and help its existing companies grow and prosper in the region.
“We are excited to launch this new website to b...
Whirlpool Opens Distribution Center in Tulsa
Mar 6 2020Whirlpool Corporation announced the official opening of its new state-of-the-art Factory Distribution Center (FDC) adjacent to its existing manufacturing plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The existing plant produces freestanding and slide-in ranges under the Whirlpool, Amana, Maytag, KitchenAid and JennAir brands.
Whirlpool’s $55 million investment in the new FDC, an 800,000 square foot facility, will approximatel...
American Airlines announced it will invest $550 million at its base maintenance facility in Tulsa (known as Tech Ops – Tulsa), the largest commercial aircraft maintenance facility in the world.
Tech Ops – Tulsa is home to more than 5,500 team members, 600 of which were added in 2019, and conduct...
Tulsa’s Future, the public-private regional economic development partnership led by the Tulsa Regional Chamber, helped create 2,656 jobs and generate $829 million of capital investment in northeast Oklahoma in 2019.
Notable economic development projects announced from this year include Milo’s Tea Company’s $60 million production plant in Owasso; the relocation o...
The placement of WPX Energy’s new headquarters, under construction at 222 N. Detroit Ave., pleases company CEO Rick Muncrief. Looking south toward the city skyline, he said he can view the company’s legacy at BOK Tower, where WPX’s forerunner, Williams Cos., took root. To the north he sees opportunity, t...
After more than 50 years of maybes, somedays and possibilities, the west leg of the Gilcrease Expressway took a giant step toward reality at a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning. At the corner of 56th West Avenue and 21st Street, Gov. Kevin Stitt, Mayor G.T. Bynum and County Commissioner Karen Keit...
American Airlines is expanding the work conducted at the world's largest commercial aviation base maintenance facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tech Ops – Tulsa), resulting in the need to hire more than 400 new team members.
Over the next few months, additional maintenance work will be sent to Tech Ops — Tulsa...
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An aerospace group is relocating 85 employees from its airport venue to the historic Philcade Building downtown, company representatives said.
A division of Pennsylvania-based Triumph Group Inc., Triumph Aerospace Structures will move to Philcade’s 10th floor. Employees moving to the new offices represent engineering, product support, supply chain, qualit...
WPX Energy announced plans to build a new corporate headquarters in downtown Tulsa. The 11-story, 260,000-square-foot building will be located in the historic Greenwood District and built to provide space for the company's future growth.
"WPX has operations across the United States and could have built elsewhere, so the very intentiona...
Google announced Thursday a $600 million expansion of its data center at the MidAmerica Industrial Park, pushing to $3 billion its total investment in Mayes County.
The project, which increases its staff to more than 500 in Pryor, is part of the internet services company's $13 billion investment to expand dat...
